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Scream Machines.
- Source :
- Scholastic SuperScience; May2008, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p12-14, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article offers information on several amusement rides. Such rides include the Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, the giant Ferris wheel in Beijing, China and the Master Blaster, a water slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Texas. It highlights the forces that drive the motion of the said rides such as the kinetic energy, the gravitational potential energy and the hydraulic power.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1010144X
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Scholastic SuperScience
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 31708250